Highway Code index
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Art. 1.º · Legal definitionsBackground
Art. 2.º · Scope of applicationBackground
Art. 3.º · Freedom of movement on public roadsOffences
Art. 4.º · Orders given by the authoritiesOffences
Art. 5.º · Road signs and the marking of hazardsOffences
Art. 6.º · Traffic signsBackground
Art. 7.º · Order of precedence of traffic instructionsBackground
Art. 8.º · Roadworks and special uses of public roadsOffences
Art. 9.º · Suspension or restriction of trafficBackground
Art. 10.º · Temporary or permanent bans on certain vehiclesOffences
Art. 11.º · Drivers of vehicles and handlers of animalsOffences
Art. 12.º · Moving offOffences
Art. 13.º · Position on the roadOffences
Art. 14.º · Multiple lanes in built-up areasOffences
Art. 14.º-A · RoundaboutsOffences
Art. 15.º · Traffic in parallel queuesOffences
Art. 16.º · Signs, posts, traffic islands and similar installationsOffences
Art. 17.º · Road shoulders and pavementsOffences
Art. 18.º · Distance between vehiclesOffences
Art. 19.º · Reduced or insufficient visibilityBackground
Art. 20.º · Public passenger transport vehiclesOffences
Art. 21.º · Signalling manoeuvresOffences
Art. 22.º · Audible warnings and hornsOffences
Art. 23.º · Light signalsOffences
Art. 24.º · General rules on speedOffences
Art. 25.º · When drivers must reduce speedOffences
Art. 26.º · Driving too slowlyOffences
Art. 27.º · General speed limitsOffences
Art. 28.º · Special speed limitsOffences
Art. 29.º · General principle for giving wayOffences
Art. 30.º · General right-of-way ruleOffences
Art. 31.º · Giving way on certain roads or sectionsOffences
Art. 32.º · Giving way to certain vehiclesOffences
Art. 33.º · When oncoming vehicles cannot pass each otherOffences
Art. 34.º · Large vehicles passing oncoming trafficOffences
Art. 35.º · Rule common to driving manoeuvresOffences
Art. 36.º · General overtaking ruleOffences
Art. 37.º · Exceptions to the overtaking ruleOffences
Art. 38.º · Carrying out an overtaking manoeuvreOffences
Art. 39.º · Duty to allow another vehicle to overtakeOffences
Art. 40.º · Slow-moving vehicles and overtakingOffences
Art. 41.º · Prohibited overtakingOffences
Art. 42.º · Overtaking where traffic moves in parallel lanesBackground
Art. 43.º · Turning rightOffences
Art. 44.º · Turning leftOffences
Art. 45.º · Places where U-turns are prohibitedOffences
Art. 46.º · Carrying out a reversing manoeuvreOffences
Art. 47.º · Places where reversing is prohibitedOffences
Art. 48.º · How to stop and parkOffences
Art. 49.º · Stopping or parking prohibitedOffences
Art. 50.º · Parking prohibitedOffences
Art. 50.º-A · Motorhomes: overnight stays and parkingOffences
Art. 51.º · Measuring parking and stopping distancesBackground
Art. 52.º · Stops by public passenger transport vehiclesOffences
Art. 53.º · Boarding, alighting, loading and unloadingOffences
Art. 54.º · Carrying passengersOffences
Art. 55.º · Carrying children in carsOffences
Art. 56.º · Carrying loadsOffences
Art. 57.º · Vehicles exceeding weight or size limitsOffences
Art. 58.º · Special authorisation for vehicles and loadsOffences
Art. 59.º · General rules on vehicle lightingOffences
Art. 60.º · Use and purpose of vehicle lightsBackground
Art. 61.º · When vehicle lights must be usedOffences
Art. 62.º · Faulty vehicle lightsOffences
Art. 63.º · Hazard warning lightsOffences
Art. 64.º · Vehicles on emergency callsOffences
Art. 65.º · Giving way to emergency vehiclesOffences
Art. 66.º · Vehicles carrying special loadsBackground
Art. 67.º · Crossing a level crossingOffences
Art. 68.º · Vehicle or animal stranded on a level crossingOffences
Art. 69.º · Crossing a road junctionOffences
Art. 70.º · General rules for car parks and parking zonesOffences
Art. 71.º · Prohibited parking in car parks and parking zonesOffences
Art. 72.º · MotorwaysOffences
Art. 73.º · Entering and leaving motorwaysOffences
Art. 74.º · Heavy goods vehicles and vehicle combinations on motorwaysOffences
Art. 75.º · Roads reserved for motor cars and motorcyclesBackground
Art. 76.º · Roads reserved for certain trafficOffences
Art. 77.º · Reserved traffic lanesOffences
Art. 78.º · Special tracks and cyclewaysOffences
Art. 78.º-A · Shared-space zonesOffences
Art. 79.º · Soil and air pollutionOffences
Art. 80.º · Noise pollutionOffences
Art. 81.º · Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugsOffences
Art. 82.º · Use of safety equipmentOffences
Art. 83.º · Professional driving in transport operationsBackground
Art. 84.º · Prohibited use of certain devicesOffences
Art. 85.º · Documents drivers must carryOffences
Art. 86.º · Special requirements on a driving licenceOffences
Art. 87.º · Immobilisation following a breakdown or collisionOffences
Art. 88.º · Advance warning of a hazardOffences
Art. 89.º · Giving identification details after an accidentOffences
Art. 90.º · Riding motorcycles, mopeds and cyclesOffences
Art. 91.º · Carrying passengers on cycles, motorcycles and related vehiclesOffences
Art. 92.º · Carrying loads on cycles, motorcycles and related vehiclesOffences
Art. 93.º · Use of lights on cycles, motorcycles and related vehiclesOffences
Art. 94.º · Faulty lights on cycles, motorcycles and related vehiclesOffences
Art. 95.º · Hazard warnings on motorcycles and related vehiclesBackground
Art. 96.º · Application of fine limits to cyclistsClassification and sanctions
Art. 97.º · Special rules for animal-drawn vehicles and animalsOffences
Art. 98.º · Local rules on animals and animal-drawn vehiclesBackground
Art. 99.º · Where pedestrians may walkOffences
Art. 100.º · Pedestrians’ position on the roadOffences
Art. 101.º · Pedestrians crossing the roadOffences
Art. 102.º · Lighting for processions and organised groupsOffences
Art. 103.º · Drivers’ duties towards pedestrians and cyclists at crossingsOffences
Art. 104.º · Road users treated as pedestriansBackground
Art. 105.º · Motor vehicles classified as automobilesBackground
Art. 106.º · Classes and types of motor cars and commercial vehiclesBackground
Art. 107.º · Motorcycles, mopeds, tricycles and quadricyclesBackground
Art. 108.º · Agricultural vehiclesBackground
Art. 109.º · Other motor vehiclesBackground
Art. 110.º · TrailersOffences
Art. 111.º · Single vehicles and vehicle combinationsBackground
Art. 112.º · Cycles and equivalent vehiclesOffences
Art. 113.º · Trailers for two-wheelers and sidecarsBackground
Art. 114.º · Technical characteristics of vehiclesOffences
Art. 115.º · Vehicle modificationsOffences
Art. 116.º · Vehicle inspectionsOffences
Art. 117.º · Compulsory vehicle registrationOffences
Art. 118.º · Vehicle identificationOffences
Art. 119.º · Cancellation of vehicle registrationOffences
Art. 119.º-A · Temporary cancellation of vehicle registrationOffences
Art. 120.º · Special rules for vehicle registrationBackground
Art. 121.º · Legal entitlement to driveOffences
Art. 121.º-A · Allocation of driving licence pointsClassification and sanctions
Art. 122.º · Probationary driving licence rulesClassification and sanctions
Art. 123.º · Driving licence and categoriesOffences
Art. 125.º · Other driving entitlementsOffences
Art. 126.º · Conditions for obtaining a driving licenceBackground
Art. 127.º · Restrictions on drivingOffences
Art. 128.º · Exchanging driving licencesBackground
Art. 129.º · New driving or fitness examinationsBackground
Art. 130.º · Expiry of driving entitlementsOffences
Art. 131.º · Scope of the road offence provisionsClassification and sanctions
Art. 132.º · Applicable legal frameworkClassification and sanctions
Art. 133.º · Liability for negligenceClassification and sanctions
Art. 134.º · Concurrent offencesClassification and sanctions
Art. 135.º · Liability for offencesClassification and sanctions
Art. 136.º · Classification of road traffic offencesClassification and sanctions
Art. 137.º · Administrative fineClassification and sanctions
Art. 138.º · Ancillary penalty and breach of a banCriminal provision
Art. 139.º · Setting the penaltyClassification and sanctions
Art. 140.º · Special mitigation of an ancillary penaltyClassification and sanctions
Art. 141.º · Suspension of an ancillary penaltyClassification and sanctions
Art. 142.º · Revocation of the suspension of an ancillary penaltyClassification and sanctions
Art. 143.º · Repeat offendingClassification and sanctions
Art. 144.º · Offence recordsClassification and sanctions
Art. 145.º · Serious road traffic offencesClassification and sanctions
Art. 146.º · Very serious road traffic offencesClassification and sanctions
Art. 147.º · Disqualification from drivingClassification and sanctions
Art. 148.º · Points system and revocation of driving entitlementsClassification and sanctions
Art. 149.º · Driver offence recordsClassification and sanctions
Art. 149.º-A · Data exchange between public authoritiesClassification and sanctions
Art. 150.º · Compulsory vehicle insuranceOffences
Art. 151.º · Insurance for sporting eventsBackground
Art. 152.º · General rules on alcohol and drug testingCriminal provision
Art. 153.º · Testing drivers for alcoholProcedure
Art. 154.º · Temporary prohibition on driving after testingCriminal provision
Art. 155.º · Immobilisation of a vehicle following testingCriminal provision
Art. 156.º · Tests following an accidentProcedure
Art. 157.º · Testing for driving under the influence of drugsCriminal provision
Art. 158.º · Other provisions on alcohol and drug testsProcedure
Art. 159.º · Preventive seizure of driving licencesProcedure
Art. 160.º · Other grounds for seizure of a driving licenceCriminal provision
Art. 161.º · Seizure of vehicle identification documentsOffences
Art. 162.º · Seizure of vehiclesProcedure
Art. 163.º · Unauthorised or excessive parkingProcedure
Art. 164.º · Vehicle immobilisation and removalOffences
Art. 165.º · Presumption that a vehicle has been abandonedProcedure
Art. 166.º · Reclaiming an impounded vehicleProcedure
Art. 167.º · Mortgages on impounded vehiclesProcedure
Art. 168.º · Attachment of an impounded vehicleProcedure
Art. 169.º · Authority to hear cases and impose penaltiesProcedure
Art. 169.º-A · Form of procedural actsProcedure
Art. 170.º · Official offence and complaint reportsProcedure
Art. 171.º · Identification of the alleged offenderOffences
Art. 171.º-A · Exemption from proceedingsProcedure
Art. 172.º · Voluntary paymentProcedure
Art. 173.º · Security for paymentProcedure
Art. 174.º · Offenders with outstanding penaltiesProcedure
Art. 175.º · Notice of the offence and the right to be heard and to present a defenceProcedure
Art. 176.º · Service of noticesProcedure
Art. 177.º · Witness statementsProcedure
Art. 178.º · Postponing the hearing of witnessesProcedure
Art. 179.º · Absence of the alleged offenderProcedure
Art. 180.º · Interim measuresProcedure
Art. 181.º · Decision imposing a penaltyProcedure
Art. 182.º · Compliance with the decisionProcedure
Art. 183.º · Paying the fine in instalmentsProcedure
Art. 184.º · Powers of the administrative authority after its decisionProcedure
Art. 185.º · Procedural costsProcedure
Art. 185.º-A · Certificate of debtProcedure
Art. 186.º · AppealsProcedure
Art. 187.º · Effects of an appealProcedure
Art. 187.º-A · Review of a final decisionProcedure
Art. 188.º · Time limit for bringing proceedingsProcedure
Art. 189.º · Limitation period for the fine and ancillary penaltiesProcedure
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